The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced quarantines and lockdowns, exposing the world’s homeless to a unique condition of threats. A harsh climate in Russia makes life on the streets more difficult than in most other countries, forcing the homeless — and the charity organisations that assist them
The first COVAX shipment of 348,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s Covishield vaccine arrived safely in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, before being distributed to provinces and municipalities throughout the world
As India fights a devastating outbreak of COVID-19, the Indian diaspora in the United States is watching in panic
Tibetan residents of India are being caught in rising numbers of COVID-19 infections as the country struggles with a second wave of the pandemic that has seen cases surge since March, sources say
Many British people’s hopes of retiring in Spain are being dashed by the current reality – and a whole new set of laws – as the EU and Britain try to hammer out an agreement to regulate their trade ties after Brexit.
In the last 24 hours, a total of 21 776 COVID-19 tests were performed in South Africa, with 880 new cases confirmed, reflecting a 4% positivity rate.
During COVID-19 lockdown in the rural Zimbabwe district of Wedza, a new electric-powered motorcycle is helping poor women earn money and relieve the stress of caring for their families
Vanuatu, a remote chain of more than 80 islands in the Pacific, is one of the few countries in the world where the coronavirus has not spread. How did they do it?
Current Time has visited the intensive-care unit of a COVID-19 hospital in Kyiv, where a recent surge in infections means every single bed is full. Many patients arrive in critical condition and require mechanical ventilation of their lungs
Munir Akram, President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, chairs the 2021 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development